Walmart(US:WMT)2025-11-20 11:58Revenue and Sales Performance - Revenue of $179.5 billion, up 5.8%, or 6.0% in constant currency (cc) [8] - Global eCommerce sales grew 27%, driven by store-fulfilled pickup & delivery and marketplace [8] - Walmart U.S. comp sales increased by 4.5%, with operating income up 6.3% to $5.8 billion [18] - Net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2025, were $177.769 billion, representing a 5.8% increase from $168.003 billion in the same period of 2024 [34] - Total revenues for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, reached $522.507 billion, up 4.4% from $500.431 billion in 2024 [34] - Walmart U.S. net sales for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, reached $353,752 million, a 4.4% increase compared to $338,892 million in 2024 [37] - Walmart International net sales increased by 5.4% to $94,496 million in 2025 from $89,677 million in 2024 [37] - Sam's Club U.S. net sales for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, were $69,252 million, reflecting a 3.1% increase from $67,139 million in 2024 [37] Income and Earnings - Consolidated net income attributable to Walmart for the three months ended October 31, 2025, was $6.143 billion, a 34.2% increase compared to $4.577 billion in 2024 [34] - Basic net income per common share attributable to Walmart increased by 35.1% to $0.77 for the three months ended October 31, 2025, compared to $0.57 in 2024 [34] - Consolidated net income for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, was $17,878 million, an increase of 21.5% from $14,732 million in 2024 [36] - Operating income for the three months ended October 31, 2025, was $6.696 billion, a slight decrease of 0.2% from $6.708 billion in 2024 [34] - Operating income for Walmart U.S. for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, was $18,205 million, a 4.9% increase from $17,358 million in 2024 [37] - Adjusted EPS is expected to be $2.58 to $2.63, including a currency headwind of $0.01 to $0.02 [2] - Reported EPS for the three months ended October 31, 2025, was $0.77, with adjusted EPS at $0.62 after net adjustments of $(0.15) [55] - For the nine months ended October 31, 2025, reported EPS was $2.20, while adjusted EPS was $1.91 after net adjustments of $(0.29) [55] Cash Flow and Investments - Operating cash flow increased by $4.5 billion to $27.5 billion [16] - Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $27,452 million in 2025 from $22,918 million in 2024, reflecting a growth of 19.8% [36] - Free cash flow for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, was $8,825 million, an increase of $2,603 million compared to the prior year [48] - The company reported a net cash used in investing activities of $19,030 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, compared to $12,661 million in 2024 [36] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets as of October 31, 2025, were $288.655 billion, an increase from $263.399 billion as of October 31, 2024 [35] - Current liabilities increased to $115.732 billion as of October 31, 2025, compared to $102.558 billion as of October 31, 2024 [35] - Long-term debt as of October 31, 2025, was $34.445 billion, slightly up from $33.645 billion as of October 31, 2024 [35] - Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of the period was $11,097 million, up from $10,168 million at the end of the previous year [36] Operational Metrics - Adjusted operating income increased by 8.0% in constant currency [7] - Adjusted operating income for Walmart U.S. for the nine months ended October 31, 2025, was $18,205 million, a 4.1% increase from $17,488 million in 2024 [37] - Operating income for the trailing twelve months ended October 31, 2025, was $28,976 million, slightly up from $28,743 million in 2024 [66] - Return on assets (ROA) increased to 8.4% for the trailing twelve months ended October 31, 2025, compared to 7.8% for the same period in 2024 [61] - Return on investment (ROI) decreased to 14.8% for the trailing twelve months ended October 31, 2025, down from 15.1% in 2024 [61] Other Financial Highlights - Global advertising business increased by 53%, with Walmart Connect in the U.S. up 33% [8] - Membership income grew by 9.0%, including a 16.7% increase in membership income [8] - The company reported a 51.6% increase in provision for income taxes for the three months ended October 31, 2025, totaling $2.098 billion compared to $1.384 billion in 2024 [34] - The PhonePe subsidiary modified share-based payment plans, leading to incremental non-cash compensation expenses [55] - Business reorganization charges were primarily related to strategic supply chain decisions in the Sam's Club U.S. segment [56]